What happened? Prudential has settled a dispute about unpaid dividends with the minority shareholder of its Malaysian business, Detik Ria. Detik Ria had been suing Prudential for $833m plus interest. The settlement will cost Prudential $116m. BNPP Exane View: We currently apply a valuation deduction of c.$500m (c.2% of market cap), to recognise uncertainty for Prudential related to this litigation, and so we see this as a small positive for the shares.